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Unit 1- Introduction
What are two empirical methods,
What are two non empirical methods,
This nonempirical method is based...
18  cards
Unit 2
A statement or set of statements ...,
A statement assumed to be true fo...,
Scientific concepts must be defin...
29  cards
Unit 3
An indication of accuracy in term...,
Error that occurs when the effect...,
The difference between subjects t...
50  cards
Quiz 1
Determinism is the doctrine that ...,
This describes events that occur ...,
At a daycare center a researcher ...
12  cards
Unit 4
Legally given permission to parti...,
What is right to privacy and what...,
When is the use of deception just...
10  cards
Unit 5
What distinguishes nonexperimenta...,
Nonexperimental research that ask...,
Nonexperimental research that mea...
26  cards
Unit 6
This type of question is one that...,
This type of question is one that...,
What are the relative advantages ...
28  cards
Unit 7
Compare the assumptions between t...,
What are the advantages of the si...,
What are some disadvantages of th...
17  cards
Quiz 2
A major disadvantage of observati...,
A case study,
The manifest content of the text is
15  cards
Unit 8
Research procedure which does not...,
The independent variable s of an ...,
In an experiment a particular val...
22  cards
Unit 9
What are three reasons for using ...,
How many cells combinations are t...,
In a factorial experiment the eff...
12  cards
Unit 10
How are quasiexperimental differe...,
Quasi experiments are sometimes c...,
What is the major weakness of qua...
17  cards
Quiz 3
An independent variable is also r...,
Which one of the following proced...,
The latin square design controls for
8  cards

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